Optimal Health Services - A Wellness Approach to Health Management for Indianapolis Police Officers (From Psychological Services for Law Enforcement, P 231-235, 1986, J Reese and H A Goldstein, eds. - See NCJ-104098)

• NCJ Number: 104112
• Author(s): F J Connolly; S R Band
• Date Published: 1986
• Length: 5 pages
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/NCJRS; National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: For microfiche, see NCJ-104098.

Annotation

The proposed wellness program for Indianapolis police officers is a voluntary program designed to help officers develop and implement individualized programs to improve physical and psychological health so as to increase their ability to manage stress.

Abstract

The program would involve annual meetings with each officer choosing to participate in the program. Following a thorough analysis of the officer's diet, exercise, work patterns, job performance, and living habits (with due regard to privacy interests), a physical examination would be conducted. The officer would converse with experts in nutrition, fitness, mental health, and physical health to discuss the year's health plan for the officer in each of these areas. Specific health goals and methods for reaching them would be set. A wellness program might include exercise, weight reduction, diet change, and voluntary attendance at seminars related to mental and physical health. Should the officer have difficulty in achieving the established health goals, the appropriate specialists would be available to help the officer deal with these difficulties. A chart of the proposed wellness program.